I have very strong memories of this game—much like the first. Hot summer nights sitting on my bed by my TV, master password pages on my desk that I'd add to as I got through the game further and further, the music and the colours and the atmosphere just absolutely engulfing me as I played and played. I remember calling the SEGA Hotline in Australia regarding Tubes of Medusa once and getting the best tip I'd ever heard of using the sonar on its belly to get it to release Ecco. I used to make dioramas with floating dolphins because I was enamoured with the skyfins, and I would record tapes of music from the game so I could always listen to it even when I wasn't playing.
Needless to say, pretty influential and still very well beloved by myself.
The Tides of Time is quite possibly every Ecco fan's favourite game out of the entire series. It essentially took everything good about the first game, dressed it up in a new graphic coating, and presented it complete with a refined engine, massive level tally, and even more story expanding on everything. Add in the best soundtrack (MD version) of the series as well and you've got a whole package of goodness. Much like Ecco 1, Tides of Time was notoriously hard, but unlike the first game Tides of Time only really saw release on the MD and CD back in the day, lacking a 'high definition' port like Ecco 1 did for the PC, which is a shame honestly. It would've been pretty amazing seeing the game done in that higher resolution!
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Mega Drive Games:
[MD01] Ecco: The Tides of Time [PAL]
[MD02] SEGA Platinum Collection Ecco: The Tides of Time [PAL]
[MD03] Ecco The Dolphin 2 [NTSC-J]
Master System Games:
[MS01] Ecco: The Tides of Time [BR]
Mega CD Games:
[CD01] Ecco: The Tides of Time [NTSC]
[CD02] Ecco The Dolphin CD [NTSC-J]
Game Gear Games:
[GG01] Ecco: The Tides of Time [AU]
[GG02] Ecco The Dolphin 2 [J]